NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Showing all 5 results
Gender Differences in the Relationship between Perceived Social Support and Student Adjustment during Early Adolescence
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Rueger, Sandra Yu; Malecki, Christine Kerres; Demaray, Michelle Kilpatrick – School Psychology Quarterly, 2008
The current study is an investigation of early adolescents' perceptions of social support from parents, teachers, classmates, and close friends, and how that support is related to measures of students' adjustment on a range of behavioral indices. Data were collected on a sample of 246 students in Grades 6 through 8 using the Child and Adolescent…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Females, Early Adolescents, Rating Scales
Social Support as a Buffer in the Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Academic Performance
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Malecki, Christine Kerres; Demaray, Michelle Kilpatrick – School Psychology Quarterly, 2006
The present study was an investigation of the potential moderating effect of social support on academic performance for students living in poverty. Data were collected in one urban middle school from 164 primarily Hispanic students using the Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale (CASSS; Malecki, Demaray, & Elliott, 2000) and students' course…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, School Psychologists, Poverty, Grade Point Average
What Type of Support Do They Need? Investigating Student Adjustment as Related to Emotional, Informational, Appraisal, and Instrumental Support.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Malecki, Christine Kerres; Demaray, Michelle Kilpatrick – School Psychology Quarterly, 2003
Examined specific types of support students perceive from their sources of support; and whether some support sources were more related to students' social, behavioral, and academic outcomes. Results found girls perceive more support of most types from classmates and friends; emotional and informational support were most highly reported support…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Family Support, Peer Relationship
Critical Levels of Perceived Social Support Associated with Student Adjustment.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Demaray, Michelle Kilpatrick; Malecki, Christine Kerres – School Psychology Quarterly, 2002
Investigates the relationships among students' perceived social support and a wide range of academic, behavioral, and social indicators. Significant, positive relationships among perceived social support and a variety of positive indicators (e.g., social skills, self-concept, and adaptive skills) were found. In addition, significant, negative…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Predictor Variables, Social Support Groups, Student Adjustment
Perceived Social Support by Children with Characteristics of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Demaray, Michelle Kilpatrick; Elliott, Stephen N. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2001
Investigates perceptions of social support behaviors exhibited by significant adults and peers at school among a group of students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) characteristics. Data indicates that children with characteristics of ADHD perceived lower frequencies of overall support, and that both the ADHD and control groups…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Intermediate Grades, Social Support Groups